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“Repel evil with which that which is best
:We are well acquainted with the things they
say.” (The Holy Quran 23: 96)
In addition, Islam enjoins forgiveness both
within the ummah and to others. Even in the
extreme injustice of murder, the family of a
murder victim is encouraged to forgive and
in so doing, spare the murderer from capital
punishment. Allah Almighty says,
“O you who believe! The law of equality
in prescribed to you in cases of
murder…But if any remission is made by the
brother of the slain, then grant any
reasonable demand, and compensate him
with handsome gratitude.” (The Holy Quran
2: 178)
The following verse was revealed when
one of the Companions was dissuaded by
his wife and children from joining Prophet
Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) in battle. Allah
Almighty says:
“O you who believe ! Truly, among your
wives and your children are (some that are)
enemies to yourselves; so beware of them!
But if you forgive and overlook, and cover
up (their faults), verily, Allah is Oftforgiving,
Most Merciful. “ (The Holy Quran
64: 14)
Fighting for the cause of Islam is a big
obligation, and to obstruct someone from it
is an equally big offence. Yet Islam proposes
forgiveness for such a big offence.
Allah Almighty describes forgiveness as a
characteristic of the dwellers of heaven; this
is mentioned in the Holy Quran:
“Be quick in the race for forgiveness from
your Lord, and for a Garden whose width is
that (of the whole) of the heavens and of the
earth, prepared for the righteous - those
who spend (freely), whether in prosperity,
or in adversity; who restrain anger, and
pardon (all) men; for Allah loves those who
do good; (The Holy Quran 3: 133 – 134)
Allah Himself is Most Forgiving. Prophet
Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) said that Allah
Almighty declared:
“O, son of Adam, as long as you call upon
Me and ask of Me, I shall forgive you for
whatever you have done, and I shall not
mind. O, son of Adam, were your sins to
reach the clouds of the sky and were you to
ask forgiveness of Me, I would forgive you.
O, son of Adam, were you to come to Me
with sins nearly as great as the earth, and
were you then to face Me, ascribing no
partner to Me (syirik) I would bring you
forgiveness nearly as great as the earth is.”
(Related by At-Tarmizi)
Tolerance in Islam may also be seen in the
manner Prophet Muhammad treated those
who committed offences; surely his
behaviour is the best example and reference
for the Muslim ummah.
Abu Hurairah related an occasion when a
Bedouin urinated in the mosque, and the
people angrily went to ask Prophet
Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) to reprimand him. The
Prophet calmly replied:
“Let him be. Pour over his urine a dipper
of water. Indeed, you have been sent to make
things easy and not to make them difficult.”
(Related by Al-Bukhari & Muslim)
A man sneezed during a prayer led by
Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.). Muawiyah b.
al-Hakam As-Salami r.a., who was in the
congregation, narrated as follows:
I then said, “May Allah bless you”. People
around me looked at me with disapproval. I
asked, “Why are you all looking at me like
that?”. They then slapped their thighs with
their hands. When I realised that they were
trying to quieten me, I kept quiet. Prophet
Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) completed his prayers.
Indeed, I have never before or after this, seen
a teacher who showed such a good example.
By Allah, he did not scold, hit or reprimand
me, but said :
“ Indeed, no word from man is suitable in
solat (prayers). Solat is tasbih, takbir, and
recitation of Al-Quran.” (Related by Muslim
& Abu Daud)
Muslims are not allowed to converse with
others during their prayers, and so the rest
of the congregation tried to signal to
Muawiyah to keep quiet. Yet, Prophet
Muhammad kept his patience till prayers were
over, before explaining it to Muawiyah.
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